BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK

UNCLAS STATE 123440 SIPDIS NEW DELHI FOR REBECCA GARDNER ECON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC IN SUBJECT: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1005761 REF: 2006 BLUE LANTERN GUIDEBOOK ¶1. This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. ¶2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1005761 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled Integrating Gyros to India. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern inquiry within 45 days. Lack of response to a Blue Lantern inquiry will affect pending and future licenses involving parties to this license. ¶3. Reason for request: Due to the sensitivity of the equipment and the potential for their diversion or misuse, the Department is taking steps to ensure proper end-use. ¶4. Action: Post is requested to make inquiries to confirm receipt and continued possession of the Integrating Gyros by the Government of India, Ministry of Defense. Confirm that all of them are being used only for the purpose stated on the license. Department further requests that Post conduct a site visit in order to gather and verify this information. If a site visit is not possible, please obtain official, written confirmation of receipt and possession of the Integrating Gyros by the end-user, and inform the PM/DTCC case officer. Finally, confirm the bona fides of Foreign Consignee, The Tata Power Company, Ltd. in this transaction. The following questions are provided as guidance: --When was The Tata Power Company established and who are its principals? --What is the nature of its business? What other types of defense-related items does it handle? --What types of organizations are among its typical customers and where are they located? --Does the company have secure facilities and proper accounting and security procedures for handling sensitive United States Munitions List (USML) items? --What is the exact end-use for these USML items? --Does The Tata Power Company understand the restrictions on USML items, especially the prohibition against unauthorized re-transfer and re-export? -- How long has this company been involved in business operations with the Government of India; does it have a regular business relationship with the Government of India, Ministry of Defense? END ACTION ¶5. Details of license application: DTC Case: 05-1005761 QUANTITY/COMMODITY: 4 GG1111AJ (Series) Rate Integrating Gyros License Value: USD 69,600. COMMENT: According to U.S. export data, 4 Integrating Gyros were exported to the Tata Power Company on 25 October 2006. END COMMENT SELLER: Honeywell International Honeywell Aerospace (Def. & Space) 2600 Ridgway Parkway Minneapolis, MN 55413 Tel: (612) 951-6382 FOREIGN CONSIGNEE: The Tata Power Company 42-43 Electronic City Hosur Road Bangalore 560 100 India FOREIGN END-USER: Government of India c/o Aeronautical Development Establishment Suranjan Das Road CV Rama Nagar-Bangalore 560093 India PURPOSE: For incorporation into the Falcon Nishant Tactical UAV System. ¶6. Submitted in support of the license application was the following document (PM/DTCC will fax documentation to Post upon request): -- Department of State License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Defense Articles and Related Unclassified Technical Data with Provisos dated 05 October 2006. 7 Please slug reply for PM/DTCC - BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR and include the words "Blue Lantern" and the case number in the subject line. POC is Rachael-Therese S. Joubert-Lin, Phone: 202-663-2950; Email: JoubertLinRS@state.gov; SIPRNET: JoubertLinRS@state.sgov.gov. The Blue Lantern Guidebook (ref) is available as a PDF file at http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program. ¶8. Department is grateful for Post's assistance in this matter. CLINTON